[Gozlan] The salary cap going up raises Austin Reaves’ maximum allowable offer sheet to $101.9M. This would be the structure if the Lakers match: 2023-24: $12.4M 2024-25: $13M 2025-26: $37.4M 2026-27: $39.1M $25.5M in cap space would be required for teams to offer Reaves this contract.
The salary cap going up raises Austin Reaves' maximum allowable offer sheet to $101.9M.
This would be the structure if the Lakers match:
2023-24: $12.4M
2024-25: $13M
2025-26: $37.4M
2026-27: $39.1M$25.5M in cap space would be required for teams to offer Reaves this contract. https://t.co/XCxe5Htcx2
— Yossi Gozlan (@YossiGozlan) June 27, 2023
by BKNas
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4/65 is my prediction. Which would be a steal
That’s still fine if any team offers that
I love Austin but 37 &39 per year is nuts.
If he gets 101 million he will be getting traded ala Jordan Poole in 2 years. With the new CBA paying Austin Reaves 37 million is not feasible unless he takes a massive jump.
[There are only 4 teams with that much cap soace.](https://www.spotrac.com/nba/cap/)
I’m curious though, if the Lakers think that’s too much to pay, which IMO is a reasonable take. They likely will match though.
However, if they decide to just S&T him, what could the Lakers look to get back in return? Would it be somewhere around $25 (AAV) or $12 (1st year)?
That’s fine just match it. If he’s not worth that contract two years from now just trade him. Paying Austin almost 40m if he doesn’t get any better than he currently is, is not good
Don’t know if this is still accurate as of this morning, but here are the teams with remaining cap space over $25M [per this article](https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/sports/nba/nba-free-agency-2023-tracker-cap-space-start-date-more/3055900/) published June 26, I suspect the John Collins trade removes Utah from this list:
Houston Rockets: $59,783,491
Utah Jazz: $43,928,675
San Antonio Spurs: $37,477,403
Indiana Pacers: $32,152,523
Detroit Pistons: $27,819,304
Houston and Detroit drafting a Thompson twin and having a Blue Chip ball-handling guard already in their lineup helps our chances so realistically that leaves Indiana and San Antonio.
39 a year lol. That’s wild man
I just don’t like this. I feel like the Lakers need another good starter and 6 man. This would take up too much money
austin owes caruso. caruso walked so reaves could run.
Only next year matters, backload the hell out of it.
Utah 100% gonna fuck us and offer him close to a max
How many teams have the cap space to give him a serious offer and how many of those teams have a need for a SG looking for a long term contract?
He’s not getting $100m, he’ll get somewhere between $55 to $65 million for 4 years and a starting role with us. There are too many guards out there to go for, real established stars looking to shake things up. Reeves is good but he’s not a star.
# We need a pornstar to ruin his credibility like Zion’s so he can still stay with us. Can any OnlyFans chick out there to take it for the team. Please. #KeepReavesAtAllCost